NO TO WAR – Protests at NATO summit
CND and Stop the War Coalition protests against the NATO summit in Wales 30 August to 5 September
1) DEMONSTRATE Saturday 30th August
Britain
Labour’s economic policy won’t work
By Nicky Dempsey
Labour’s recent National Policy Forum was a missed opportunity on economic policy, one with potentially grave consequences. There was no attempt to address the economic crisis that Labour will inherit in 2015. As a result, the Labour leadership has also made it harder to win an overall majority next May, even when the Tories are flat-lining close to 30 per cent in the polls shows they cannot possibly win.
Support 10 July public sector strike
This Thursday (10 July) the government is facing the largest public sector strike since 2010.
Pay freezes and below-inflation pay rises have reduced public sector workers’ pay by 20% since the coalition came to power in 2010, public sector pensions have been attacked and public services have been slashed across the country. So members of the NUT, Unite, GMB, Unison, FBU and PCS will be striking and taking part in demonstrations and rallies. (Details can be found here and here)
People’s Assembly Demo – big step forward for anti-austerity movement
The June 21st national demonstration called by the People’s Assembly Against Austerity (PAAA) was a major success. Bringing together 50,000 activists, campaigners and trade unionists in a broad coalition, under the theme of No More Austerity, represents a show of strength for a campaign only established a year ago.
No More Austerity National Demonstration 21 June
People’s Assembly Against Austerity No More Austerity National Demonstration Just a few days left to mobilise for this Saturday’s national demonstration. National Demonstration and Free Festival Assemble 1pm, Saturday 21st June BBC [Read more]
Tribute to Vladimir Derer
Vladimir Derer – Labour left loses inspiring leader
Vladimir Derer, who fought to democratise the British Labour Party, died on 10 June, having been a consistent campaigner at the party’s heart for more than forty years.